MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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