MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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