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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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