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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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