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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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