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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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