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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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