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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key 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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