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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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