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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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