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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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