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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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