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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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