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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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