MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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