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 is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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