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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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