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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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