MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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