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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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