MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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