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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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