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
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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