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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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