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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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