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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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