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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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