MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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