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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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