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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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