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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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