MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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