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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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