MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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