MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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