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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes 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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