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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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