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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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