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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
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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