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.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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