MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
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 subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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