MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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