MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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