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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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