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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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