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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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