MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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