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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers 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 assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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