MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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