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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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