MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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