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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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