MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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