MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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