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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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