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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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