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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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