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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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