MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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