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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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