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
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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