MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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