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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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