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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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