MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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