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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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