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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative 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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