MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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