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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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