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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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