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.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology enable
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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