MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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