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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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