MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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