MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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