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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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