MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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