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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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