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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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