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.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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