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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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