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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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