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.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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