MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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