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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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