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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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