MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
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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