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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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