MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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