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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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