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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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