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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
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 many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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