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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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