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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key 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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