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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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