MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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