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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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