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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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