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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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