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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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