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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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