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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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