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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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