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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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