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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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