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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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