MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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