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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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