MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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