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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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