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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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