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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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