MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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