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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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