MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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