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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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