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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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