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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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