MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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