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
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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