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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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