MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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