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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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