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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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