MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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