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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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