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
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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