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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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