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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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