MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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