MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
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.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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