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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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