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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
e-learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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