MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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