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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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