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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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