MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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