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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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