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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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