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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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