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
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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