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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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