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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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