MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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