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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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