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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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