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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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