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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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