MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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