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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines 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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