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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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