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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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