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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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