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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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