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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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