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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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