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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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