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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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