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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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