MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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