MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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