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.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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