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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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