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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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