MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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