MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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