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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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