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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in 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.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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