MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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