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.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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