MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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