MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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