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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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