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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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