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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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