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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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