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.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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