MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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