MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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