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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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