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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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