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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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