MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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