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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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