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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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