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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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