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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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