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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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