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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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