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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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