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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also researches 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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