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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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