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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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