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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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