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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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