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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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