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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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