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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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