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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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