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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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