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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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