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
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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