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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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