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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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