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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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