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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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