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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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