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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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