MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with 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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