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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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