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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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