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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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