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
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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