MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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