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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|