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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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