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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key 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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