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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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