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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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