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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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