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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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