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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
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.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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