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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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