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.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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