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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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