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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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