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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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