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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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