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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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