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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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