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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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