MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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