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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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