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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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