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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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