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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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