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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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