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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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