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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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