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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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