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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part 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 many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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