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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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