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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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