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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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