MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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