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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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