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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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