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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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