MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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