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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major 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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