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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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