MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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