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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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