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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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