MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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