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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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