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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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