MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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