MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|