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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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