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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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