MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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