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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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