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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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