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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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