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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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