MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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