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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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