MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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