MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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