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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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