MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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