MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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