MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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