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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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