MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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