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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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