MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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