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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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