MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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