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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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