MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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