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
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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