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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
all around 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 MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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