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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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