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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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