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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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