MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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