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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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