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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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