MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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