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 Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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