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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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