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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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