MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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