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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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