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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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