MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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