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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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