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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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