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.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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