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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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