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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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