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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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