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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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