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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology enable
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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