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.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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