MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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