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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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