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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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