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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning enable
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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