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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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