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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
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.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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