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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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