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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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