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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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