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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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