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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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