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 is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key 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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