MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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