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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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