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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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