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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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