MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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