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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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