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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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