MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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