MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
major 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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