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.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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