MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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