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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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