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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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