MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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