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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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