MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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