MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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