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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|