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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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