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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver 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.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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