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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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