MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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