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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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