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.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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