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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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