MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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