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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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