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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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