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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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