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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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