MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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