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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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