MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also articulates the
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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