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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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