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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
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.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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