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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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