MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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