MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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