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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning enable
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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