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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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