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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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