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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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