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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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