MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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