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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Syria to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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