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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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