MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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