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 the impressive new 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).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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