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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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