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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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