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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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