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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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