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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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