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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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