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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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