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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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