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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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