MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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