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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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