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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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