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
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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