MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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