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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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