MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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