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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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