MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
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.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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