MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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