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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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