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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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