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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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