MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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