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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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