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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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