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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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