MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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