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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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