MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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