MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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