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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning enable
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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