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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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