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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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