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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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