MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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