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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology enable
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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