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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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