MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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