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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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