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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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