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.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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