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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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