MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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