MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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