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 is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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