MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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