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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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