MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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