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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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