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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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