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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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