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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines 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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