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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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