MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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