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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online learning enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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