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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes 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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