MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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