MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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