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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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