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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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