MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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