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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major 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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