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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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