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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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