MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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