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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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