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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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