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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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