MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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