MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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