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
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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