MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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