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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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