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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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