MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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