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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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