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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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