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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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