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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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