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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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