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 thought-provoking 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
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses 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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