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 is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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