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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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