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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
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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