MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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