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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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