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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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