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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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