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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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