MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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