MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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