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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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