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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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