MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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