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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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