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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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