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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part 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 massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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