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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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