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
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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