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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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