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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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