MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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