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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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