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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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