MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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