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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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