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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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