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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important 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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