MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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