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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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