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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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