MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
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.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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