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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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