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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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