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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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