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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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