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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses 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.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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