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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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