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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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