MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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