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
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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