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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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