MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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