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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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