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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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