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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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