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.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|