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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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