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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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