MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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