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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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