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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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