MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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