MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 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
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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