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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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