MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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