MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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