MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
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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