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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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