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 Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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