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.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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