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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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