MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|