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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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