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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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